FORMAT: DVD
Johnny Legend curated this clip package tape of some of the worst movies of all time for Rhino Home Video. It was made at a time when stuff like The Golden Turkey Awards were still kinda popular. If your local video store didn’t stock a big selection of B movies and “So Bad They’re Good films, and cult classics, then this tape would have been a decent sampler.
First is a couple of scenes from the first (and to my knowledge only) all-midget western musical, The Terror of Tiny Town. Next, we’re treated to a condensed version of Chained for Life, the true story of the conjoined twins the Hilton sisters. Prehistoric Women features cave gals wrassling over the love of a man and fighting off pterodactyls and giants. Then, it’s an excerpt from an industrial short called Dating: Do’s and Don’ts followed by a burlesque short called Lupe Mexican Can-Can. After that, its highlights from the Ed Wood-penned The Violent Years (culled mostly from the trailer). That’s followed by a greeting from Santa Claus and the trailer for Married Too Young. (“Sex-Conscious Young Moderns!”), a short called “Diana the Huntress”, and a concession stand ad. Then, prepare yourself for a double dose of Arch Hall Jr. with clips from Eegah! and Wild Guitar. Afterwards we’re treated to some scenes from Scum of the Earth (including the iconic monologue that was later immortalized when it was featured in the intro for Something Weird Video). Next is a short called “A Day with Doodles” starring Doodles Weaver. Scenes from The Creeping Terror, House of Mutant Women (AKA: Scream, Baby, Scream), and the immortal Orgy of the Dead round out the tape.
The clips of the movies are fine. The ones that work best are the sequences that play like condensed versions of the feature rather than random snippets. It doesn’t help that the filler material is hit-and-miss. I liked all the stuff with the dancing girls, but the comedy short with Doodles Weaver was the pits.
It might’ve been better had there been more of a theme from film to film other than “They’re Bad Movies”. Some of the editing is kind of halfhearted too. Still, as a cheesy movie sampler and/or mixtape, it’s moderately entertaining.
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